Call for Papers Deadlines ExtendedAbstracts for presentations, papers, posters - Due Septempber 28th Poster late submissions may be considered, email NYSETA@rit.edu to inquireFull Papers, Posters - Due October 19th

Sponsors: National Technical Institute for the Deaf and the College of Applied Science and Technology at the Rochester Institute of Technology

Location: National Technical Institute for the Deaf at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Paper/Presentation Topics:

• Engineering and Engineering Technology Innovations

o Electrical/Electronic

o Computer,Cyber Security and Information Technology

o Mechanical, Automotive, Manufacturing

o Civil, Architecture

• Access Technologies for Disabled

• STEM Education

• Design Practices in Engineering

• Grant Procurement

• Instructional Strategies

Who Should Attend This Conference:

University Faculty – you have a scholarship opportunity to publish in a peer reviewed technical journal and present to a technical audience. You can discover current teaching trends presented by recognized leaders in your field of expertise.

Disability Professionals, access service designers or providers, companies or educational institutions – you can be exposed to designs and development of innovative solutions to provide greater access to life’s opportunities .

High School Teachers or Career Counselors – you can earn CEUs and learn the latest trends in teaching and technology education.

University and College Students – if you are interested in any of the above and want to present your work at the conference poster session.

Exhibitors with a product or service to promote – you can have a large, diverse audience to expose your product or service to.

Author Biography Required for all Presentation Types

For any poster, paper or presentation please include a 50 word Biography for each author. This should be submitted in *.doc *, *.docx or *.PDF format to NYSETA@rit.edu with your abstract. This will be posted on the website and also used for introduction purposes by the moderator for each session.

Formal papers in other categories will be peer reviewed by content exerts and published on this conference website for a minimum of six years in addition to a presentation. If you need further information on the format, please email NYSETA@rit.edu

Formal Papers should be submitted in Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) format. Papers should be no longer than eight pages in length not including a title page. Formal 100 word abstract submissions must be done via email to NYSETA@rit.edu by the dates indicated.

Presentations of Reviewed papers will be assigned to an appropriate track.

Presentations in an invited session should present a cohesive and comprehensive focus on a topic relevant to the interest groups, categories or products described within this conference. Contributions in invited presentations should include a 300 word abstracts which will be used as a description in the conference program and a power point presentation showing the principal contribution of the presentation so as to allow for an informed peer review. These will be presented as scheduled during one of the conference tracks. Abstracts and presentations must be submitted via email to NYSETA@rit.edu no later than September 15th, 2015

Exhibitor Presentations

Exhibitors will be encouraged to submit a paper as either a formal presentation or during the special Exhibitor session scheduled mid-day, in addition to the live discussions throughout the day.

Poster Presentations

Design a poster to share the main points of your teaching, research, results, or product or service related to your interest group. Poster presentations provide the opportunity for you to both expand your audience and interact individually with interested viewers. You must bring your own display boards and mounting structures, laptop and extension cords as needed. We will provide tripods. Posters will be presented simultaneously during the time block as indicated on the program schedule for each track. During the poster presentation session, attendees will freely move between presentations to view your work and talk with you 1:1 about your findings. Poster summary or abstracts must be submitted via email to NYSETA@rit.edu no later than September 15th, 2015. Both faculty and students may present a poster.

How To Submit

All presentations and invited papers should be submitted in electronic format, as a single file. The requested format for electronic submission is PDF, doc, or docx format for the invited papers and ppt or pptx for the invited presentations. Both papers and presentations should be submitted on-line by emailing it to: NYSETA@rit.edu.

On your title page please indicate which main category(s) you would like your paper to be considered in: